spiegel

See also Spiegel

Dutch

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Etymology

Middle Dutch spieghel, from Medieval Latin spēglum, from Latin speculum. Cognate with German Spiegel.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈspiɣəl]

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: spie‧gel

Noun

spiegel m (plural spiegels, diminutive spiegeltje)

1. mirror

   Spiegeltje, spiegeltje aan de wand / Wie is de leukste van het land? / Dit is de allermooiste avond van mijn hele leven. — Mirror, mirror on the wall / Who is the nicest of the land? / This is the most beautiful evening of my entire life. (K2 zoekt K3 – Wie Is De Leukste Van Het Land)

2. stern of a ship
3. (blood) level

Derived terms

hormoonspiegel spiegeling zeespiegel

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German

Verb

spiegel

1. First-person singular present of spiegeln.
2. Imperative singular of spiegeln.